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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Treatment for Excessive Whispers and Does a Person Sin Because of Them?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. She has a final question. She says: A woman who is committed to the teachings of the Islamic Shari'ah, and who did not previously experience whispers regarding religion, but now that her commitment and understanding have increased, these whispers have started to pursue her at all times. Sometimes, and may Allah protect us, they are about Allah the Mighty and Majestic or the Qur'an, and during prayer. However, whenever she feels these whispers, she increases her remembrance of Allah the Mighty and Majestic and recitation of the Qur'an. Yet these whispers continue to pursue her, to the point that she has begun to feel fear of them, especially when they concern Allah the Mighty and Majestic. She begins to doubt whether it is she who is producing this speech that insults the religion and others. So she asks the Honorable Shaykh to provide a solution for this woman so that she can get rid of these whispers that have begun to undermine her peace of mind in this worship. And is it possible that this fear increases the whispers of Satan?

Answer:
These whispers are from Satan, who wants to harm the believer and distract him from the obedience of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. But Allah has prescribed for us seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan, especially in prayer, and when angry
And if an evil suggestion comes to you from Satan, then seek refuge in Allahوَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ
[Al-A'raf 7:200]
, and when reciting the Qur'an. So if you recite the Qur'an, seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan. Seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan, with the presence of the heart, drives away Satan, and it is a fortress against Satan. Likewise, the remembrance of Allah, increasing the remembrance of Allah the Mighty and Majestic; the remembrance is a fortress to which the Muslim retreats from his enemy, Satan. Also, among the treatments for the whisper is that a person does not pay attention to it, and is not affected by it, but rejects it completely, and does not speak about it, and does not care about it. So if he does not care about it, and does not turn to it, then it is permissible, by the permission of Allah, and the whisper does not harm, as long as the person does not speak about it. If something from the whispers occurs in his mind, and he does not speak about it, then it does not harm him. Some of the Companions complained to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about what they find of whispers, and that they hate it intensely, and that if one of them were to fall from a height, it would be easier for him than this whisper. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed them that this does not harm them, and this is pure faith. If a person hates these matters and these thoughts, this indicates his faith, and if he does not speak about them, they do not harm him. His saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
Indeed, Allah has pardoned my ummah for mistakes, forgetfulness, and what they are forced to do.إن الله تجاوز لأمتي الخطأ والنسيان وما استكرهوا عليه
and what
enters the mind, so long as it is not spoken ofحدثت به أنفسها ما لم تتكلم أو
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3435Sahih (Darussalam)
occurs. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6445- علاج كثرة الوساوس وهل يأثم الشخص بها ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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